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Jack and the Beanstalk (U) | Close-Up Film Review

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Jack and the Beanstalk (U) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen December 5, 2020

While theatres up and down the country have been struggling in the last couple of months to...

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Falling (15) | Close-Up Film Review

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Falling (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen December 4, 2020

Viggo Mortensen, who makes his feature film writing and directing debut here, was inspired to make the...

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County Lines (15) | Close-Up Film Review

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County Lines (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen December 4, 2020

As you may well know from stories in the press, the title refers to nationwide drug dealing...

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Lost at Christmas (12A) | Close-Up Film Review

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Lost at Christmas (12A) | Close-Up Film Review

Michelle Moore November 29, 2020

Based on the acclaimed short film Perfect Strangers (2015), this Christmas interpretation is enough to melt even...

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Five Dates | Close-Up Film Review

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Five Dates | Close-Up Film Review

Dave Smith November 17, 2020

Filmed and developed during lockdown, Five Dates is a completely live action, interactive rom-com film about the...

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Love Child (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

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Love Child (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen November 13, 2020

Love Child is a remarkably intimate documentary, filmed over six years, which tells the story of a...

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Spell (15) | Film Review

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Spell (15) | Film Review

Jean Stanton November 9, 2020

Marquis T. Woods (Hardwick) is a Big City lawyer with all the material trappings but the past...

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Uncle Vanya (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

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Uncle Vanya (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman October 31, 2020

This is a filmed version of the stage play. In many ways this gives you the best...

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The Secret Garden (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

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The Secret Garden (PG) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen October 22, 2020

Despite its PG certificate this latest version, which has a slightly different take on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s...

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Summer of 85 (15) | Close-Up Film Review

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Summer of 85 (15) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen October 22, 2020

This beautifully made and very affecting film is a labour of love by its director François Ozon,...

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